Zalman King. Gone but not lost.

I'm still a fan. Always was...even before I knew his name. Chances are, you're a fan too, and just dont know it.
 
This was Zalman's way. His touch was light, but we've all felt it. 9 1/2 weeks. Red Shoe Diaries. Starting to nod now right? "Oh yea, I know those movies." I could go on. His creations over 30 years are vast. IMDB Database
 

 
Labels of porn and bad press couldn't take him down. He ultimately succumbed to cancer. He passed quietly and profoundly. Just as he lived. And surrounded by friends. Just how he lived.
 
People like to say erotic. Isn't that word collecting dust already. The world has moved on. What was trend-setting, scandalous, and 'erotic' in the 80s and 90s is a rapper video now. Did Zalman influence the collective conscience to make erotic commonplace today? We think so. Just how far into your consciousness did that 9 1/2 weeks refrigerator scene get etched into your mind?